Lfalex v1.1

This was definitely one of the best.

I'd have preferred 3 way, per the original. Or maybe parallel / single. Series pickups often sound "shouty" (Looking at you, Ibanez SRXs)

I've had something similar. "Lead" guitarist was a lovely chap. Oodles of tasteful noodles, made the "Rhythm" player (& Songwriter) look a bit "Meh" at times, but it was never deliberate or malicious. "Rhythm's" innate jealousy eventually gets the better of him, and he fires "Lead". I wasn't consulted. Vocals was probably complicit, Drummer, though super, was a lap-dog. I felt it was unwarranted and unfair and quit as soon as I was told. Shame. The band had potential, but ultimately completely unraveled due to the personalities involved.

File under "Drummer Humour" 🙄

It's a portmanteau of "Sorting Station"?

Perhaps you need to discover the reason/s that they don't want to book any further gigs. Hopefully, it might not be as black and white as it sounds.

That's what I bought the Two Notes "Le Bass" for. It does everything from clean/flat to raging distortion and all points in between. And it's footswitchable, because: pedal.

Perhaps it's a Geographical thing, but in the absence of a very strong creative force or forceful personality within a band, I find the default arrangement to be a sort of Plutocracy. Thinking back ( over the last 30 years) I can barely think of a single band that I was in, or knew of that didn't function in this manner. Whichever band member has the most money, living space or most relaxed lifestyle (so "free time") often becomes the de facto band leader. A good example being that they may have space enough to be able to offer rehearsal facilities at no cost to the band. In itself, a useful bargaining chip. That's not a criticism; If I had the space/money/time, I'd do the same.

I think I might be in an outfit that's close to this. My feeling is that both the drummer and singer/Guitarist are better than me. They seem to think it's more evenly matched. After a few years in the wilderness, you lose track of what you're actually good at (or not, as the case may be!)

Playability, build quality and tone come first. I actually did stick to this when I bought my first decent bass. I'd saved up a load and was going to aim for a Warwick Thumb NT5. I ended up buying a bass that was sitting (ignored) in the corner of Wapping Bass Centre. I'd never heard of the manufacturer, but the fit, finish, playability, tone, weight and balance were all spot on. So I bought it. It wasn't cheap. But 26 years later, it's still great, and has never put a foot wrong. Even if I have.

I'd love to try a Reverend. Likely to be right up my street. Nowhere within 300 miles seems to stock them 🤔

Uh... Don't want to jump the gun, but it seems like I might actually be in a band now 🤣 We'd been in touch and they'd sent me some material. I'd listened to it twice that evening, then they sprang an audition opportunity on me at 2hrs notice on the following day. I said I'd go, but not to expect miracles. Hardest 4½ hours of bass playing I've ever done, but I think I left a good impression as they're straight back into wanting another rehearsal next week... (Edit- And another rehearsal next week, plus I get to leave my amp/cab at the rehearsal space...) And then today, out of the blue, another band contacted me to say they wanted my services. It never rains but it pours.

It was some sort of co-operation between BMW's US design bureau and Musicman. Apparently they tried "alternative" materials for the body, but ended up back at Basswood 😄

I'm sure there's more to pick on than just the CAR...

🤣 But the Ergonomics are (oddly) excellent. And I think a guy called Rolf Spuler is to blame...

My back is still OK. I use my legs to lift, and for longer distances, I strap everything together and use a dolly board. My Schroeder cab is lighter than the Trace 1048h I used to have, but that decision was driven by circumstances and power handling. I could get a diminutive head, but I like good old Class A/B Watts, so the head is relatively heavy.

I'd never seen a (Real) LPB one before, mainly Shoreline Gold and the Burst. Saw a Black one in some footage from the US once

Don't know what you mean....

If it follows the real RosBeck, they should be series/parallel/neck-most single coil...

The Trans White finish looks nice, as does the Metallic grey.

Been looking for a real one for ages... I wonder how close this gets?

Had it and already spent it! Bought a Two Notes Le Bass preamp pedal. Once you get the hang of what it does best it's great. Best dirt / preamp pedal I've had.

We really need posters to list the basses they own at the bottom of their posts to see if they fall foul of their own prejudices...

There was a Silver Bongo in FS a while back that covered these 3 nicely..